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Nina Simone’s brother Sam Waymon thinks Zoe Saldana should have “thought a thousand times” before taking on the role of the singing legend in the upcoming biopic “Nina.”

“If I was asked to play someone of the monumental stature of Nina Simone, I would’ve had to think a thousand times before saying yes,” Waymon told us, adding, “I’m outraged by the fact that Zoe Saldana was chosen.”

The family was furious when Saldana, who is of Dominican and Puerto Rican ancestry, was chosen to portray Simone, and photos of Saldana in blackface and wearing a prosthetic nose surfaced in 2012. A movie poster and trailer released earlier this week reignited their furor.

“Nina Simone . . . didn’t have a fake nose or fake lips. Everything about her was real. Why would you go with something made up like that?” Waymon said. “Blackface was used by Hollywood early on to dehumanize and to not have to cast [blacks] . . . I would have thought more highly of [Saldana] if she would’ve turned down the role.”

Waymon, 71, also says Saldana and the film’s director, Cynthia Mort, never consulted the family. He adds the movie falsely depicts a romantic affair between Simone and her assistant Clifton Henderson, played by David Oyelowo.

“It never happened,” Waymon said. “Clifton was a gay man. In addition to a prosthetic nose and blackface, now they’re making a gay man straight. It’s a disgrace to the gay community. It’s disrespectful to Nina, who was about the truth.”

Waymon’s lawyer, Alicia Crowe, said the family might pursue legal action. “That’s certainly a conversation that will be had with the family and estate, but we haven’t seen the film,” she said.

Meanwhile, Waymon has focused on promoting Jeff Lieberman’s documentary “The Amazing Nina Simone.” As for who Simone would have preferred to portray her, “She probably would’ve liked a Viola Davis-type of person . . . Someone with that disposition and personality — anyone other than the person playing her now.”

A rep for Saldana did not comment, but a friend said, “She’s proud of the film.”